News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-27
HYDE PARK.

"Louva, the Pauper," was well rem
dered Saturday night at the Town
Hall by the North Star Dramatic Club
to full house.
AS will be seen by advertisement
elsewhere, the next term of the John
son Normal School begins Feb. 8th.
The last term was a very successful
one.
The insurance on the A. I'll. Kellogg
barn burned last week is 1865; loss
about $500. The fire is supposed to
have taken from some ashes placed in
the hen-house.
Reuben Hamlet, from johnson, has
moved on to Geo. Wilkins farm for
merly occupied by John Cluskey.
Mr.. Cluskey has moved into Mrs.
Abbie Aliens house.
The g Northern Calamity" local
name applied to the northern stage,
was unable to get through Monday
owing to bad roads-and did not put
in an appearance until Tuesday p. m.
Rev. j. D. Beeman was in town
Tuesday. With his spring bed and
suspender business, together with the
presidency of the Montpelier Semin-
airy, the reverend gentleman is pref
ty busy man.
Mrs. Fanny Crowell died last Thurs
day of general debility. Deceased
was IS years old, had been married
three times and leaves two children,
Geo. w. Blake, Cat whose residence
she died and Mrs. Foster Randall.
The funeral was held Saturday after
noon, Rev. L. P. Tucker officiating.
FARMERS MEETING.-By arrange
ment with the Vt. State Grange, Hon.
D. H. Thing, lecturer, and Past
Master of the Maine State Grange,
will speak to the farmers of Hyde
Park, Thursday, January p, 1887, at
the Town Hall, at two o'clock, P. NJ.
All are invited to attend; admission
free. We understand the meeting is
arranged especially for the farmers
and it is hoped they will be present in
large numbers.
What might have been large con-
aagration was fortunately prevented
by timely discovery Monday afternoon
Under the rear of the store-room
adjoining Strong & Woods store,
Chas. Crane had stored away some IL
or 20 barrels of lime, which in some
way water had reached land il was burn
ing quite lively when discovered. Hao
it taken fire during the night there i
no telling what the result would have
C been.
An important change has been
made in the issuing of postal notes
; Hereafter all postal notes will be
drawn payable upon "any money
a order office " instead of a designated
post office selected by the purchaser.
D The advantage of the change is that
the holder can convert the note into
' cash at any money order office instead
of being compelled to present it for
payment at q certain office named in
the note.
Station Agent True was somewhat
" taken back" last Saturday on re-
cieviDg visit from Collector Brigham
, of Morristown, who asked him to paw
his taxes. Frank Strengthened up and
said he had already paid his taxes in
the town of Concord, his home. Elisha
couldn't help that, so Frank paid with
protest-"PhiP' all the time wearing
a broad smile. True thinks it NAV be
: fun for two towns to get him on taxes,
but it is rather severe on the payee all
the same.
The lyceum last Friday evening was
well attended-there being present in
addition to the students a number of
f ''children of larger growth" The
t question, which was decided in the
affirmative, was, Resolved: "That
the statesman has been of more bene-
Y fit to his country than the warrior"
The students showed much study and
preparation by the able manner in
which they handled the subject. The
boys are improving in this direction
and some of them take hold of the
subject with an ease equal to that OF
4 a well trained orator. The remain.
der of the evening was taken up with
3. music, Rotations, and the Lyceum
q Journal, all of which were interesting
The singing by Mrs. /. o. Andrews